Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-28
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TwENTY-sEvENTH sEssIoN-FIFTY-FIFTH
DAY.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, February %, 1887.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. ~. the Presi-
dent III the chair.
A message was received from the Assembly
reporting the passage of A. B, No. ls relating to
jute manufacture and convict labor in the State
Prison at San Quentin.
first time He then moved TO make the bill the
special order for Monday afternoon, in place of
the Senate bill on the same subject Soordered.
Several committee reports on mileage, at
tachcs, otc., were presented aud adopted.
senator White introduced A. B. No. 207, ap-
propriating S25 900 10 provide for deficiency in
the appropriation for The support OF the State
Printing Office for the fiscal year ending June
so, 1887.
Henoved the bill be considered case of
urgency, read three times and placed on its
passage. SO ordered.
The Committee on Constitutional Amend
menIs reported back without recommendation
A. G A. Nos. u, IS and o Also S. B. Nos. 2lO,
22l, 324, and 276.
Clunie moved that A. B. 67, relating to hours
OF labor of street-car drivers and gripmen be
made the special order for Monday next at ii
AN
Vrooman introduced (by consent bill pro-
viding that any constitutional amendments
that may be adopted at the present session be
submitted at a special election to be called by
the Governor for the 18th day of April, 1887;
THE bill provides that such amendments shall
be advertised in four newspapers.
On motion of Nro1map the bill was read the
first time and placed at the head OF the special
file
s. B $40, providing for the completion of pub
lie buildings in incorporated cities INTENDED
especially 10 push along the San Francisco City
HALL. Read third time and raised,
AT HIS the Senate took up the special order
the Waliath debris dam bill.
Clune moved to amend Section by providing
that no dams shall be erected which, if carried
away in whole in part, shall affect naviga-
ton. He said the friends OF the bill claimed
they did not wish 10 interfere with the navig1-
tiOn pf fk, rivers and If fhpv afpS sincere they
should be willing to accept an amendment of
this kind.
Chandler supported the amendmeat. He re-
ferfed to the fact that the State entered into 4
compact with the Government 10 keep the nav
igabie rivers iutact, and wished to KIN wv why
any person should ask permission to erect dams
that might imperil navigation.
Caminetti said they could not guarantee that
some eyil-minded person would not go up into
the mountains and blow up the dams with dy-
Mantle.
Clunie said the valley people would take all
such chances as that and confine the liability TO
destruction Of the dam to natural causes They
should not be asked to do this, but would agree
to it in order to remove that objection urged by
the friends of the bill.
Caminetti said the entire amendment was
open to objection.
Jones said the proposed amendment would
make the bill imperative. The friends of the
bill do not want it in, and the opponents do.
Let US come TO a vote and settle the question.
Abbott said that under the proposed amend
ment iDjunctions might be imposed that would
prevent The construction of any dsm.
Gesford was surprised at the attitude of those
representing the hydraulic mining interests.
They say they want TO do what is fair, and if so,
they shoud aecedA 10 all amendment Of this
kind. Something had been sGid regarding tue
possibility of an earthquake shatteriug these
dams. Now, we should guard against even
earthquakes. This State promised The Govern
ment 10 protect the navigability o. the streams,
and it is her duty to Go so. Every possible safe
guard should be thrown around any works that
may be erected in the mountain canyons.
Clunie again spoke vigorously in nehalf of his
amendment, demanding that the property of
the people living in the valley be protected
from the danger with which hydraulic mining
threatens. This city of Sacramento has expended
millions of dollars to protect Itself from the de
bris flow from the hydraulic mines, and Just
now she sees faint ray of light breaking
through the clouds that have obscured her hor-
lion. He begged the Senate to do justice to u
long-suffe ing people in its action or this amend
meni.
The previous question being demanded, the
Senate, by vote of is ayes to - noes, defeated
the amendment Recess.